Father Of 4-Year-Old Boy Who Fatally Shot Playmate In N.J. Pleads Not Guilty

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The father of a 4-year-old boy, who shot to death a 6-year-old neighbor with his father’s unsecured gun, has rejected a plea bargain that would have required him to serve seven years in prison.

Though Toms River is in Ocean County, the prosecutor’s office in neighboring Atlantic County is handling the case at the direction of the state attorney general’s office. The switch was made because several members of Senatore’s family have worked in law enforcement in Ocean County.